The New Pope

*The New Pope*
The New Pope
Genre	Drama
Created by	Paolo Sorrentino
Written by	Paolo Sorrentino; Umberto Contarello; Stefano Bises;
Directed by	Paolo Sorrentino
Starring	Jude Law; John Malkovich; Silvio Orlando; Cécile de France; Javier Cámara; Ludivine Sagnier; Maurizio Lombardi; Marcello Romolo; Mark Ivanir; Henry Goodman; Massimo Ghini; Ulrich Thomsen;
Opening theme	"Good Time Girl"; by Sofi Tukker (feat. Charlie Barker) (episodes 1–6); "Watchtower" (Instrumental); prod. by Labrinth (episodes 7–9);
Composer	Lele Marchitelli
Country of origin	Italy; France; Spain;
Original languages	English; Italian;
No. of episodes	9
Production
Executive producers	Lorenzo Mieli; Mario Gianani; Riccardo Neri; Elena Recchia; Paolo Sorrentino; Jude Law; Caroline Benjo; Carole Scotta; Simon Arnal; Jaume Roures; Javier Méndez; Nils Hartmann; Sonia Rovai; Davide Bertoni;
Producer	Ben Jackson
Production locations	Rome; Abruzzo; Venice; United Kingdom;
Cinematography	Luca Bigazzi
Editor	Cristiano Travaglioli
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	47–60 minutes
Production companies	The Apartment Pictures; Wildside; Haut et Court TV; Mediapro; Sky Studios;
Original release
Network	Sky Atlantic (Italy); HBO (US); Canal+ (France);
Release	10 January –; 7 February 2020
Related
	The Young Pope

The New Pope is a satirical drama television series created and directed by Paolo Sorrentino for Sky Atlantic, HBO and Canal+. It is a continuation of the 2016 series The Young Pope, originally announced as its second season. The nine-episode series stars Jude Law, reprising his role as the fictional Pope Pius XIII, and John Malkovich as the fictional Pope John Paul III, the titular new pope. It was co-produced by European production companies The Apartment Pictures, Wildside, Haut et Court TV and Mediapro.

The series premiered on 10 January 2020 on Sky Atlantic in Italy.